Tudicla Explained
Tudicla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tudiclidae, the true whelks.[1]
Description
The shell is fusiform. The spire is very short, the apex papillary. The aperture is oval. The siphonal canal is very long and straight. The columella is smooth, flattened and with a single fold at the fore part.
The papillary apex of the spire, the single plait on the columella, and the long straight beak, are the chief characteristics of this genus.[2]
Species
- † Tudicla angulata (Tate, 1888)
- †Tudicla doylei Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992
- † Tudicla rusticula (Basterot, 1825)
- Tudicla spirillus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- † Tudicla turbinata (Tate, 1888)
- † Tudicla zottmaieri Traub, 1979
- Synonyms:
- † Subgenus Tudicla (Pyropsis) Conrad, 1860: synonym of † Pyropsis Conrad, 1860 (original rank)
Subgenus Tudicla (Tudicula) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864: synonym of Tudicula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864: synonym of Tudivasum Rosenberg & Petit, 1987 (original rank)
- Tudicla (Tudicula) kurtzi Macpherson, 1964: synonym of Tudivasum kurtzi (Macpherson, 1964)
- Tudicla (Tudicula) spinosa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864: synonym of Tudivasum spinosum (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864) (superseded combination)
- Tudicla armigera A. Adams, 1856: synonym of Tudivasum armigerum (A. Adams, 1856) (original combination)
- Tudicla blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832): synonym of Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832)
- Tudicla carinata Röding, 1798: synonym of Tudicla spirillus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Tudicla gutturnia Röding, 1798: synonym of Ranularia gutturnia (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
- † Tudicla neozelanica Suter, 1917: synonym of † Fascioplex neozelanica (Suter, 1917)
- Tudicla recurva A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Afer porphyrostoma (Reeve, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Tudicla spinosa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864: synonym of Tudivasum spinosum (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864) (superseded combination)
- Tudicla fusoides A. Adams, 1855 (uncertain, use in recent literature not established by editor)
References
- Ryckholt, P. de (1860–1862) Mélanges paléontologiques. Mémoires Couronnés et Mémoires des Savants Etrangers, Publiés par l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, part 3, pls. 21–36.
- Harasewych M.G. (2018). The anatomy of Tudicla spirillus (Linnaeus, 1767) and the relationships of the Tudiclidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). The Nautius. 132(2): 35–44.
External links
- Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp
- Swainson, W. (1835). The elements of modern conchology. Baldwin & Cradock, London, 62 pp
- Schlüter, F. (1838). Kurzgefasstes systematisches Verzeichniss meiner Conchyliensammlung nebst Andeutung aller bis jetzt von mir bei Halle gefundenen Land- und Flussconchylien. Gebauersche Buchdruckerei, Halle. vii + 40 pp
- Gray, J. E. (1857). Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I. (Gastropoda). British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp.
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Tudicla Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474863 on 2023-07-05
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
